Articles | Volume 9, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-9-461-2026
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-9-461-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Interdisciplinary research in the Geosciences: a view from early career scientists
Inge Wiekenkamp
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, 14473, Germany
Valby van Schijndel
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, 14473, Germany
Department of Earth Sciences, Physical Geography, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, 12249, Germany
Jonas Kuppler
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, 14473, Germany
Ramesh Glückler
Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam, 14473, Germany
Izabella Baisheva
Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam, 14473, Germany
Patricio Yeste
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, 14473, Germany
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, 14473, Germany
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
Paul Einhäupl
RIFS Research Institute for Sustainability at GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, 14467, Germany
Maria Rosa Scicchitano
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, 14473, Germany
Simeon Lisovski
Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam, 14473, Germany
Data sets
Survey Data and Code on Interdisciplinary Research in Geosciences for Early Career Scientists Patricio Yeste et al. https://doi.org/10.5880/GFZ.RDOQ.2026.001
Short summary
We conducted a survey on the topic of “interdisciplinarity” among early-career researchers in order to learn about their experiences. There are very different views on what interdisciplinarity means and many positive aspects are cited that enhance research, but there are also a few obstacles when it comes to communication, time management, and publication. It is precisely these obstacles that should be given greater consideration in education and research funding.
We conducted a survey on the topic of “interdisciplinarity” among early-career researchers in...
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